Storm Brews Over Titan's Tropical Desert
Gemini North adaptive optics image of Titan showing storm feature (bright area). Titan is about 0.8 arcsecond across in this 2.12 micron near-infrared image obtained on April 14, 2008 (UTC). Note to photo editors: This image is provided at full pixel resolution and is not available at higher resolution due to the nature of these data.
Credit:Gemini Observatory/AURA/Henry Roe, Lowell Observatory/Emily Schaller, Insitute for Astronomy, University of Hawai‘i
About the Image
| Id: | gemini0905b |
| Type: | Planetary |
| Release date: | Aug. 12, 2009, 8 p.m. |
| Related releases: | gemini0905 |
| Size: | 509 x 456 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Titan (moon) |
| Category: | Solar System |
Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared H2_1-0 | 2.125 μm | Gemini North GSAOI |